A visit to the Shiloh Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery:
36.5271, -81.1776
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
The county seat for Alleghany County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the east southeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Coxs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coxs Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Chapel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Prathers Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Potato Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Independence Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saddle Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Saddle Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <5>
- Stamper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stamper Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Glade Valley Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley Cemetery
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Glenn Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glenn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amelia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Topia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Laurel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Transou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Abshers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Grassy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Roaring Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Wagoner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- McGrady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Traphill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shiloh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shiloh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Alleghany County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shiloh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959949 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959949 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 819 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta West
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5270722 Lon: -81.1775892
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shiloh Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |